Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $703.0 million for Q1 2026, up 4.3% year-over-year from $674.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $706.0 million in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $703.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 4.3% year-over-year to $703.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 3.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.7 billion, up 3.89% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $703.0 million, roughly flat from $706.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $707.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $592.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $662.0 million (2023), against an average of $653.0 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Dividends Paid - Common gained 6.77% in 2023, then advanced 2.72% in 2024.
- Caterpillar's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $620.0 million in 2022, then increased by 6.77% to $662.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.72% to $680.0 million in 2024, then grew by 3.82% to $706.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.42% to $703.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Dividends Paid - Common at $703.0 million in Q1 2026, $706.0 million in Q4 2025, and $707.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 389.18 Bn | 382.47 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Deere | 166.81 Bn | 158.90 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.77 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 184.30 Mn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.33 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.78 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 35.40 Mn |
| 6 | Terex | 7.69 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 20.00 Mn |
| 7 | Agco | 7.24 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 21.00 Mn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.26 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 103.37 Mn | - |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.07 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 4.11 Mn |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.20 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 3.76 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 696.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 696.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |